Monday, October 20, 2014

I finished reading:

"Triple" by Ken Follett.  342 pages.

The seventy-ninth book of the year.  28,574 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"The Walking Dead Volume 4: The Heart's Desire" written by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathborn.  136 pages.

The seventy-eigth book of the year.  28,232 pages at an average of 362 pages per book.



-Richard
I finished reading:

"Death Comes for the Archbishop" written by Willa Cather.  299 pages.

The seventy-seventh book of the year.  28,092 pages at an average of 365 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, October 19, 2014

End of read-a-thon hour 20 and final stats:

Pages read in hour: 52
Total Pages read: 1402
Time read in hour: 32 minutes
Total Time Read: 13 hrs 18 mins
Books finished: 5

This was the second most pages I've read in a read-a-thon falling short of my record by just 31 pages.

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 19:

Pages read this hour: 124
Total Pages Read: 1350
Time read this hour: 46 minutes
Total Time Read: 12 Hours 46 Minutes
Books Finished: 5

My new book is Triple by Ken Follett.  This next hour will be my last before hitting the sack.

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 18:

Pages read this hour:  73
Total Pages Read: 1226
Time read this hour: 39 mins
Total Time Read:  12 Hours 0 Minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 17:

Pages read this hour: 38
Total Pages Read: 1153
Time read this hour: 13 minutes
Total Time Read: 11 Hours 21 Minutes
Books Finished: 4

-Richard

Saturday, October 18, 2014

End of read-a-thon Hour 16:

Pages read this hour: 109
Total Pages Read: 1115
Time read this hour: 47 mins
Total Time Read: 11 Hours 7 Minutes
Books Finished: 4

My next book is Death Comes for the Archbishop written by Willa Cather.

-Richard
I finished reading:

"The Walking Dead Volume 3: Safety Behing Bars" written by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn.  136 pages.

The seventy-sixth book of the year.  27,793 pages at an average of 366 pages per book.


-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 15:

Pages read this hour: 27
Total Pages Read: 1006
Time read this hour: 15 mins
Total Time Read: 10 Hours 20 mins
Books Finished: 3

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 14:

Pages read this hour: 64 pages
Total Pages Read: 979
Time read this hour: 35 minutes
Total Time Read: 10 Hours 5 Minutes
Books Finished: 3

-Richard
End of Read-a-thon hour 13:

Pages read this hour: 100
Total Pages Read: 915
Time read this hour: 46 minutes
Total Time Read: 9 hours 30 minutes
Books Finished: 3

My new book is the Graphic Novel Safety Behind Bars, Volume 3 of the Walking Dead. 136 pages.

-Richard


I finished reading:

"Checkpoint" written by Nicholson Baker.  115 pages.

Weird, insane, thought provoking and made me laugh!!

The seventy-fifth book of the year.  26,659 pages at an average of 369 pages per book.


-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 12:

Pages read this hour: 15
Total Pages Read: 815
Time read this hour: 8 mins
Total Time Read: 8 hours 44 mins
Books Finished: 2

-Richard
Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?  Checkpoint by Nicholson Baker
2. How many books have you read so far? Finished Two
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?  Depends on what it on the list.
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?  No.   First one now.  We're going to uproot to Starbucks for a change of scenery.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?  None.

-Richard
End of read-a-thon Hour 11:

Pages read this hour: 97
Total Pages Read: 800
Time read this hour: 52 minutes
Total Time Read:  8 hours 36 minutes
Books Finished: 2

My new book is Checkpoint written by Nicholson Baker. 115 pages.

-Richard


I finished reading:

"The Wings of the Dove" written by Henry James.  512 pages.

The seventy-fourth book of the year.  27,542 pages at an average of 372 per blook.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"Vortex" written by Larry Bond. 896 pages.

The seventy-third book of the year 27,030 pages at an average of 370 pages per book.


-Richard
End of read-a-thon Hour 10:

Pages read this hour: 82
Total Pages Read: 703
Time read this hour: 44 mins
Total Time Read:  7 hours 44 mins
Books Finished: 1

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 9:

Pages read this hour: 98
Total Pages Read: 621
Time read this hour: 52 mins
Total Time Read: 7 hours
Books Finished: 1

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 8:

Pages read this hour: 47
Total Pages Read: 523
Time read this hour: 43 minutes
Total Time Read: 6 hours 8 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard

End of read-a-thon hour 7:

Pages read this hour: 68
Total Pages Read:  476
Time read this hour: 53 minutes
Total Time Read:  5 hours 25 minutes
Books Finished: 1

 -Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 6:

Pages read this hour: 63
Total Pages Read: 408
Time read this hour: 49 minutes
Total Time Read: 4 hours 32 minutes
Books Finished: 1

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 5:

Pages read this hour: 73
Total Pages Read: 345
Time read this hour: 40 minutes
Total Time Read: 3 hours 43 minutes
Books Finished: 1

My new book is The Wings of the Dove by Henry James. 512 pages.

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour 4.

Pages read this hour: 92
Total Pages Read: 272
Time read this hour: 43 minutes
Total time read: 3 hours 3 minutes.
Books Finished: 0

-Richard
End of read-a-thon hour three:

Pages read this hour: 69
Total Pages Read: 180
Time read this hour: 44 mins
Total Time Read: 2 hours 20 mins.
Books Finished: 0

-Richard
End of read-a-thon Hour 2

Pages read this hour: 67
Total Pages Read: 111
Time read this hour: 52 minutes
Total Time Read:  1 hour 36 minutes
Books Finished: 0

-Richard
End of read-a-thon Hour 1:

Pages read this hour: 42
Total Pages Read: 42
Time read this hour: 44 minutes
Total Time Read: 44 minutes
Books Finished: 0

-Richard
So, here we are at the start of another Dewey's Read-a-Thon.   This will be the fourteenth I have participated in going back to June 2008.   The stats over the previous 13 are:  13,923 pages read at an average of 1071 per event, 148 hours 18 minutes read at an average of 11 hours 15 minutes per event and 43 books finished which is an average of 3.3 per read-a-thon.

Now to the opening Meme before I get started:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  The Woodlands, Texas, USA (just north of Houston)
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? N/A I read the books in the order I get them (kinda) so don't look ahead.   The mystery of what the next book I am going to read is part of the fun.3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Many have been made by wife and friend who are participating.   They will all be good!4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  An ex-pat Englishman now living in Texas with my wonderful wife Jenn and our furry family.5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?  This is my fourteenth.  I just enjoy the day not having to worry about anything else.

I am starting with the book I am currently reading.  This is Vortex by Larry Bond.   I am on page 610 of 896.

-Richard

Friday, October 10, 2014

I finished reading:

"Jennie Volume II, The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill: The Dramatic Years 1895 - 1921" written by Ralph G. Martin. 365 Pages.

The seventy-second book of the year.  26,134 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.


-Richard

Sunday, October 05, 2014

I finished reading:

"Ride a Pale Horse" written by Helen MacInnes.  369 pages.

The seventy-first book of the year.  25,769 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.


-Richard

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

I finished reading:

"Jennie, The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill: "The Romantic Years 1854-1895" written by Ralph G. Martin. 321 pages.

The seventieth book of the year.  25,400 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.


-Richard
I finished reading:

"The First Sacrifice" written by Thomas Gifford.  546 pages.

The sixty-ninth book of the year.  25,079 pages at an average of 363 pages per book.


-Richard